Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer AG or VZLA?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 2 more articles in the media than Vizsla Silver. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 0 mentions for Vizsla Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Vizsla Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Positive
Vizsla Silver	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver received 426 more outperform votes than Vizsla Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.59% of users gave Vizsla Silver an outperform vote while only 61.78% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 438 61.78%	Underperform Votes 271 38.22%
Vizsla Silver	Outperform Votes 12 70.59%	Underperform Votes 5 29.41%

Is AG or VZLA more profitable?

Vizsla Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.89%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of -4.19% beat Vizsla Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-14.89%	-4.19%	-2.89%
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.81%	-5.73%

Do analysts rate AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.59%. Vizsla Silver has a consensus target price of $4.33, suggesting a potential upside of 135.51%. Given Vizsla Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AG or VZLA?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AG or VZLA?

Vizsla Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Majestic Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Majestic Silver	$527.97M	3.74	-$135.11M	-$0.27	-24.24
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81M	-$0.02	-92.00

Which has more risk and volatility, AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Majestic Silver beats Vizsla Silver on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.